Frank Eke

{{Short description|Nigerian medical doctor and politician}} {{Infobox Governor |name= Frank Eke |image= |caption= |order= |office=1st Deputy Governor of Rivers State |term_start=October 1979 |term_end= December 1983 |governor=Melford Okilo |predecessor=None |successor=Peter Odili |birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1931|07|27}} |birth_place=Obio-Akpor, Rivers State |death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2013|01|04|1931|07|27}} |death_place= |profession=Medical doctor, politician |party= National Party of Nigeria |spouse=Evang. Beatrice Chiebonam Eke|children={{plainlist| * Leslie Nyebuchi Eke * Graham Ezebunwo Eke * Ada Eke * Ngozi Oyewole * Onyinye Unachukwu * Frank (Junior) Eke }}}} '''Frank Adiele Eke''' (27 June 1931 – 4 January 2013), was a Nigerian medical doctor and politician. He was the first Deputy Governor of Rivers State, serving from 1979 to 1983 under Governor Melford Okilo<ref name="eke">{{cite news|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/134085/1/phccima-president-mourns-passing-away-of-father-in.html|title=PHCCIMA President Mourns Passing Away of Father In-law & Elder Statesman, Late Eze (Dr.) Frank Eke|last=Hart|first=Anderson|publisher=The Nigerian Voice|date=11 January 2014|access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=eke3>{{cite book |title=The story of a living legend : His Royal Majesty Eze Dr. Frank Adele Eke (J.P), Eze Gbakagbaka, Eze Oha Evo II |first=Felix|last=Lowen|publisher=International Youth Congress|year=2002|isbn=978-056-162-5}}</ref>

== Education == he was first Ikwerre man to study at the Harvard University USA, where he earned a Master of Public Health in 1972.<ref>https://nigerianimage.com/2021/08/13/his-majesty-amb-king-prof-sir-dr-frank-adele-eke/</ref> He was from Woji.

== Death == He died on 4 January 2013 after a short illness. Prior to his death, he was the paramount ruler of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor local government area.<ref name="eke1">{{cite news|url=http://leadership.ng/news/373561/human-heads-needed-burial-rivers-monarch-police-insist|title=No Human Heads Needed For Burial Of Rivers Monarch, Police Insist|last=Onukwugha|first=Anayo|newspaper=Leadership|date=6 June 2014|access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref> His full title was HRM. King Dr (Amb) Sir Frank Adiele Eke (Eze Gbakagbaka of Evo land).

== Family == He was married to Evang. Beatrice Chiebonam Eke and had 6 children with her as follows: Leslie Eke, Graham Eke, Ada Eke, Ngozi Oyewole, Onyinye Unachukwu and Frank Eke.

==See also== *List of people from Rivers State

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